Corsica, France

Villa Flaka

Price per night from$272.82

Price information

If you haven’t entered any dates, the rate shown is provided directly by the hotel and represents the cheapest double room (inclusive of taxes and fees) available in the next 60 days.

Prices have been converted from the hotel’s local currency (EUR235.00), via openexchangerates.org, using today’s exchange rate.

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Style

Sound of silence

Setting

Wild west maquis

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A lyrical, lived-in charm radiates from every earthy corner of Villa Flaka, a family-run hideaway that feels more like borrowing a friend’s stylish Corsican holiday home than checking into a hotel. Help yourself to a drink from the pantry, stretch out in the yoga studio (or by the nature-ensconced pool), then spend an afternoon tinkering in the music room. Surrounded by olive groves and maquis-scented hills, it’s a soulful spot made for slowing down, switching off and tuning into island time. 

 

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Facilities

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Need to know

Rooms

15, including three suites.

Check–Out

Noon; check-in is at 3pm. Both are flexible, on request and subject to availability.

More details

Rates include an à la breakfast of local produce, served daily on the terrace.

Also

There's one accessible room on the ground floor, but some of the paved pathways can be tricky for guests with limited mobility.

Hotel closed

The hotel closes annually from the beginning of October to the end of April.

At the hotel

Beach within reach, vegetable garden, terraces, music room, pantry and free WiFi throughout. In rooms: Bluetooth radio, climate control, cooler box, pool towels, beach basket, bathrobes and organic bath products.

Our favourite rooms

Each room at Villa Flaka follows the same soothing script — earthy tones, organic textures and whitewashed walls that blur the line between indoors and out. Our top picks are the Suite for its spacious terrace and decadent bathroom, and the Privilege Suite, the only one with a bath tub and vinyl turntable (hello, holiday soundtrack).

Poolside

Dappled in shade from olive trees and thatched umbrellas, the hotel’s outdoor pool is the kind of spot that invites all-day lounging on its mint-green sunbeds. Help yourself to a cool drink or a snack from the pantry and let the hush of the Corsican hills do the rest.

Spa

Wellness here is all about slowing down and tuning in. The eco-designed yoga studio, cocooned in the garden, hosts Hatha and Vinyasa yoga, Pilates and sound-healing sessions with a live DJ (mellow beats only) — open to guests and locals alike. Between classes, unwind with a soothing massage in the open-air hut, sweat it out in the sauna, or take the plunge with an invigorating ice bath. There’s also a fitness area that’s semi-open to the elements, with free weights, machines and a personal trainer on speed dial.

Packing tips

You won’t need much more than yoga gear, swimwear and your taste in music for the different types of downtime here.

Also

There are no minibars in the rooms, but you won’t miss them. Wander over to the shared pantry by reception for homemade cakes, kombucha, juices or a coffee (alcohol’s extra), all yours to enjoy by the pool or back in bed.

Children

Over-10s are welcome.

Sustainability efforts

Rooms at Villa Flaka are blissfully tech-free so you can fully switch off, while solar panels power your morning shower and the permaculture gardens and olive groves supply homegrown ingredients for the kitchen. Add in locally crafted skincare and close relationships with Corsican producers, and you’ve got a stay that’s as kind to the planet as it is to your mind.

Food and Drink

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Top Table

Any table on the terrace wins, with views rolling out over the olive groves and that sun-freckled Corsican greenery.

Dress Code

Just roll out of bed clad in linen, sandals or whatever feels right for sunshine and strong coffee.

Hotel restaurant

There’s no restaurant at Villa Flaka, but an à la carte breakfast is served each morning on the terrace that's proudly Corsican. You can expect local cheeses, honey, and pastries from nearby bakers, with fruit and vegetables picked straight from the garden.

Hotel bar

It’s not your typical bar scene at Villa Flaka — more a help-yourself hideaway by reception, stocked with wines, beers, spirits, kombucha, fresh juices and artisan snacks. There’s even a coffee machine for a DIY pick-me-up, just don’t expect cocktails or a bartender (this one runs on trust).

Last orders

Breakfast is served from 8am to 11.30am.

Room service

Breakfast can be brought to your room between 8am and noon.

Location

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Address
Villa Flaka
Chemin des Vignes
Cargèse
20130
France

You’ll find Villa Flaka tucked into the fragrant maquis on the rural outskirts of Cargèse in western Corsica, just a 10-minute walk from Péro beach.

Planes

Getting to Villa Flaka is a scenic adventure in itself — an hour’s drive along the D81 from Ajaccio or Propriano airports, or a longer but beautiful coastal journey from Calvi. If you’re coming from Bastia, head inland via the D84, or from Figari, follow the T40 before joining the D81.

Automobiles

Explore Corsica’s wild beauty with four wheels by picking up a rental car at the airport and hitting the open road to Villa Flaka, where a free, secure carpark (with an electric charging station) awaits your arrival.

Other

If you prefer to arrive by sea, hop on a Corsica Ferries or Corsica Linea crossing from mainland France, Italy or even North Africa. Then, it’s an easy drive from the ferry ports in Ajaccio or Propriano to the hotel.

Worth getting out of bed for

Days at Villa Flaka move at an easy Corsican pace, but the surrounding landscape is rich with ways to explore. You can hike through fragrant maquis, ride electric scooters along coastal trails, or head out to sea for scuba diving, snorkelling or a private boat trip to the UNESCO-listed Calanques de Piana and the Scandola Nature Reserve. It’s impossible to resist the call of the Cargèse coast, with Péro Beach just a 10-minute walk away — a calm, golden sweep of sand, lined with straw huts. A little further on, Chiuni Beach offers wide-open space and shallow water, ideal for families and paddleboarding. Menasina Beach is a smaller, wilder cove reached on foot, while Capizzolu and Stagnoli beaches feel blissfully remote, framed by rocky coves and scrubland. And those wild, herbal scents you catch on the breeze — immortelle, myrtle, rosemary — can be discovered more intimately during an essential-oil workshop with local aromatherapist and distiller, Michèle Pantalacci, in the nearby Ortolo Valley. 

Local restaurants

There’s no restaurant at Villa Flaka, so meals tend to happen by the sea or in town —with plenty of paillotes and waterfront terraces to pick from. A Piaghja is right on the beach, with fishing-net awnings, sea-shell curtains and driftwood furniture creating a chic coastal picture. It’s worth booking dinner at A Volta in Cargèse for its sea-ogling terrace alone, where you can twirl Corsican-style cuttlefish pasta or tuck into the catch of the day. Gourmet guinguette Le Yuka is another local favourite. 

Local cafés

For a sweet detour, stop by Glacier Pierre Geronimi in Sagone — the Corsican hazelnut scoops are a must. 

Local bars

On Péro Beach, Paillotte 1768 serves up breezy light bites and cocktails in a chic, straw-roofed beachfront setting. 

Reviews

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Anonymous review

By Mr & Mrs Smith

Every hotel featured is visited personally by members of our team, given the Smith seal of approval, and then anonymously reviewed. As soon as our reviewers have returned from this restful hotel near Cargèse and unpacked their handwoven linens and olive wood bowls, a full account of their battery recharging break will be with you. In the meantime, to whet your wanderlust, here's a quick peek inside Villa Flaka in Corsica… 

Villa Flaka rises from the maquis as if it was composed by the land itself — a soothing spot in west Corsica where nature’s playlist sets the tone. There’s a gentle hum from the scrubland, birdsong soundtracking breakfasts, and owner-curated mixes that drift through herb-abounding gardens.  

In the Privilege Suites, a vinyl turntable and hand-picked records invite you to drop the needle and unwind — proof that music really is good for the soul. But melodies aren’t all that heal at this boutique hideaway: sunrise yoga and Pilates sessions start days strong, lingering afternoons are spent on the terrace, and massages set-up under olive trees. Laidback schedules are softly orchestrated by beach-and-boat trips along the nearby Cargèse coastline, and hikes at your own pace through neighbouring nature reserves. You’ll leave feeling retuned in all the right ways. 

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